Nearly 1,100 walkers hit the Somerset hills on Sunday to take on the Mendip Challenge to raise money for Weston Hospicecare in the charity’s 30th anniversary year. The bumper turnout…
Lois overcomes broken back to join 120-strong Priory team at Mendip Challenge
An inspirational Priory teacher will take to the hills for Weston Hospicecare’s Mendip Challenge on Sunday – just nine months after breaking her back in a horse-riding accident. The Priory…
Hospice receptionists to walk 30-mile Mendip Challenge route on 2 June
Two Weston Hospicecare receptionists have signed up to tackle the 30-mile Mendip Challenge route next Sunday (2 June). Amanda Cook and Louise Perfitt work with volunteers on reception at the…
Hospice set for bumper Mendip Challenge as Howards renews support
Howards Motor Group has renewed its sponsorship of Weston Hospicecare’s flagship Mendip Challenge event – and 21 members of the Howards team will be taking part too. The motor dealer…
Best friends to tackle 30-mile Mendip Challenge for Weston Hospicecare
A local entrepreneur and his oldest friend will tackle Weston Hospicecare’s 30-mile Mendip Challenge route to raise money for the charity. Ben Whitwell, creative director at Benji Graphics in Weston,…
Senior hospital nurse to support hospice’s Mendip Challenge
A senior nurse, who works in the emergency department at Weston General Hospital, has signed up with her daughter to take on the 30-mile Mendip Challenge route in aid of…
Grand Pier team returns to defend It’s A Hospice Knockout title
A Grand Pier team which won Weston Hospicecare’s inaugural It’s A Hospice Knockout in September 2018 and has confirmed it will return to defend its crown. The charity event will…
Weston Hospicecare named a ‘lifesaver’ by patient’s family
A Mendip Challenge participant from Axbridge has branded Weston Hospicecare a ‘lifesaver’ and said her parents became ‘husband and wife again’ before her dad died. Louise Walsh says her dad,…
Open invite to supporters for 30th anniversary service
Weston Hospicecare will mark its 30th anniversary with a service of celebration and thanksgiving at Christ Church in Montpelier on April 30. The hospice was founded in 1989 and is…
Teams wanted for Weston Hospicecare’s new Robin Hood Challenge event
Archery meets paintball in the Robin Hood Challenge, an exciting new team event being launched by Weston Hospicecare. The Weston-super-Mare charity is always on the lookout for new events to…